NDV

NDV: Karma

by Scott Andrews
March 16, 2003

Under the moniker NDV, drummer Nick D'Virgilio's first solo record Karma steps away from the grandiose, symphonic neo-progressive rock of his regular band, Spock's Beard, to explore a wide variety of musical styles. D'Virgilio has also played with Tears for Fears and Sheryl Crow.

The opening two minutes of the first track, “The River is Wide," epitomize the schizophrenic juxtaposition of musical flavors on Karma. The intro moves through four sections of completely different feel, starting with a ...

Bruce Lundvall, Longtime Blue Note President, Dies At 79

Source: Michael Ricci
May 20, 2015

It's with great sadness that we announce the passing of beloved music man & longtime President of Blue Note Records, Bruce Lundvall. He was 79 years old. The cause was complications from a prolonged battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Englewood, New Jersey in 1935, Bruce was a lifelong jazz lover whose passion for the music was ignited by Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker & the other beboppers he heard as an underage teenager at clubs along West 52nd Street in ...
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Bruce Lundvall, Blue Note Records Veteran, Beloved Jazz Executive, Dead at 79

Source: Michael Ricci
May 20, 2015

Among his Grammy-winning signings: Norah Jones, Herbie Hancock and Bobby McFerrin. Bruce Lundvall, the former CEO of Blue Note Records and a key figure in jazz music, has died. He was 79 years old. Lundvall had been living in a senior assisted living center in New Jersey for complications related to his battle with Parkinson's, according to biographer Dan Ouellette, who wrote the book Bruce Lundvall: Playing by Ear, and tells Billboard that during a brief hospitalization, Lundvall underwent surgery ...
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WBGO Champions Of Jazz Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall & Hogan Lovells

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
October 26, 2012

WBGO Champions of Jazz Gala Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall and Hogan Lovells November 7 at Jazz at Lincoln Center Bobby McFerrin & Friends, featuring Joe Alterman, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito D’Rivera, Al Foster, Gil Goldstein, Joe Lovano, Richard Marx, Marcus Printup, Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson and More to Perform at Benefit in Celebration of Jazz NEWARK, NJ: Multi-Grammy winning vocalist Bobby McFerrin, legendary record executive Bruce Lundvall and the pioneering global law firm Hogan Lovells will be honored for their contributions ...
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Lundvall Steps Aside at Blue Note After 25 Years

Source: HypeBot
January 11, 2010

Ian Ralfini promoted to President of Blue Note and Manhattan

Bruce Lundvall, who has been at the helm of Blue Note for the past 25 years, is stepping away from day to day operations. Ian Ralfini, who has been GM and SVP of EMI's Manhattan Records since 2001, becomes President of the Blue Note and Manhattan labels and will oversee their day-to-day operations including A&R and marketing.

Lundvall has been appointed Chairman Emeritus of the storied jazz label, where he ...
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Bruce Lundvall Rewarded for His Contributions to the Music Industry

Source: Michael Ricci
July 3, 2009

In keeping with a tradition dating back to the 10th edition and repeated every fifth year with the addition of a new prize, the Festival International de Jazz de Montral marks its 30th anniversary with the creation of the Bruce Lundvall Award, to be presented annually to a non-musician who has left a mark on the world of jazz or contributed to the development of music, through media, concert or record industries. And who is better to be the first ...
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The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal honours Stevie Wonder, Toots & The Maytals, John Pizzarelli, Ornette Coleman and Susie Arioli and creates the new Bruce Lundvall Award

Source: Michael Ricci
May 14, 2009

Montreal - Stevie Wonder, Toots & The Maytals, John Pizzarelli, Ornette Coleman and Susie Arioli are the 2009 winners of the prestigious prizes awarded annually by the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal to artists who have made extraordinary contributions to the evolution of music. This year, they will receive, respectively, the Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award, Antonio Carlos Jobim Award, Ella Fitzgerald Award, Miles Davis Award and Oscar Peterson Award. Now, in keeping with a tradition dating back to ...
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Grandvista Makes Grand Entrance to American Standards

Source: MusicDish Network
July 9, 2008

GrandVista Music, Nashville, Tennessee is pleased to introduce SWINGIN' ON THE MOON from Perry Danos. Perry Danos, who hails from Chicago, where an array of sounds echo through the streets of the City (from Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and the Symphony), is an accomplished, versatile, live performer who is set to make his national debut with SWINGIN' ON THE MOON not based on corporate directive, but out of sheer personal, artistic preference. Having become a “voice in demand," Danos has ...
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CD Mastering by Kurt Lundvall

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 15, 2007

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Blue Note President and CEO Bruce Lundvall to Give Berklee's Zafris Distinguished Lecture

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2007

Berklee College of Music has selected Bruce Lundvall, President and CEO of The Blue Note Label Group, to give the 14th Annual Zafris Distinguished Lecture for Music Business/ Management. In his lecture, “Reinventing Blue Note, and Other Adventures in the Music Business," Lundvall will provide a retrospective of his career, highlighting the transformation of Blue Note Records from an all-jazz label to the signing of multi-platinum artist Norah Jones. The event takes place Friday, February 23 at Berklee's David Friend ...
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Blue Note Records Chief Bruce Lundvall Hosts Show On Sirius Satellite Radio

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2005

Blue Note Records President/CEO Bruce Lundvall has recently added radio personality to the list of his accomplishments when he began hosting “The Blue Note Hour" on Sirius Satellite Radio. The show, which airs weekly on Sirius Pure Jazz Channel 72 on Fridays at 6pm ET, with encore presentations on Sundays at 9am ET. On the show Lundvall plays Blue Note music from every era of the label's 66 year legacy, adding anecdotes about the artists, label founders, and his storied ...
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